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2007 Public Owner of the Year: ADOT
State Agency Drives Over $600 Million in Construction
According to McGraw-Hill Dodge, ADOT has 56 projects worth
$618.8 million in final design or construction phase, more
than any other public entity in the Southwest. Based on this
effort, ADOT has been named Southwest Contractor's public
owner of the year. Full
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Biggie Size
Las Vegas does things big and bold, and its buildings are
no exception. The World Market Center, for example, currently
has a $550 million, 2.1 million-sq.-ft. expansion underway
at the northwest corner of Grand Central Parkway and Bonneville
Avenue in downtown Las Vegas. (That's roughly the same size
as the Empire State Building.)
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New Mexico Retail Roundup
There have been hiccups, minor and major, in the progress
of some central New Mexico construction projects, according
to local architects and builders.
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Makeover Magic
The Desert Passage Mall in Las Vegas is undergoing a $50 million
makeover and will shed its ornate Moroccan theme for a sophisticated,
contemporary look.
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From Trash to Treasure
Rising from a former brownfield site along the Salt River
at Rio Salado Parkway and McClintock Drive in the Phoenix
metropolitan area's East Valley, Tempe Marketplace is taking
shape on land that had once been occupied by landfills and
industrial-type businesses.
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Over the Top
Over the past several years, as the industry has continued
to tally record-setting construction starts, executives have
been left wondering, "How hot can this market get?"
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Solidifying the Future
Concrete Innovations Get the Job Done
Across the country, construction teams are turning to concrete
innovations to get the job done. New trends are sweeping the
industry form Texas, Alabama and Georgia, where the state's
DOT recently used roller-compacted concrete for the first
time on a highway reconstruction job, to Chicago, Seattle
and Monterrey Bay, where a school aims to be the first new
educational campus to earn a LEED platinum designation using,
among other things, ground granulated blast furnace slag in
lieu of 100 percent Portland cement or flyash.
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Green Building Column
Pervious Concrete is Gaining Ground
Concrete has always been known as one of the most versatile
building materials used for construction. The same qualities
that have made concrete so popular have also made concrete
one of the best materials to use in green buildings.
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